Low-noise rugged MEMS accelerometer offers high stability

Silicon Designs' model 1521 surface mount accelerometer series features an extremely durable design, using Silicon Designs' own MEMs chip development and fabrication, yielding a MEMs variable capacitance accelerometer with up to 2,000 hours of measurement stability, in temperatures as high as +175°C, with 6,000g shock survivability and zero signal degradation.

Designed as a high-performance, pin-compatible drop-in replacement for the company’s model 1210 and 1221 series, the model 1521 series features non-ferrous construction and a highly durable nitrogen-damped MEMs sensing element, housed within a miniature hermetically sealed gold ceramic 20-pin LCC or JLCC package. All Silicon Designs accelerometers feature a custom integrated circuit with onboard sending amplifier and differential output stage, with a 0.5 to 4.5V single-ended or ±4V differential output, proportional to the amount of measured acceleration. Series units can respond to either DC or AC acceleration. Each accelerometer is fully calibrated and traceable.

The model 1521 series is available in standard measuring ranges from ±2g to ±200g, with nominal frequency response, either from 0 to 400 Hz (±2g) or 0 to 3000 Hz (±200g). The model 1521 series is also insensitive to temperature changes and gradients, with signal output unaffected by electromagnetic interference, and requiring no warm-up period. The ±2g version of this series is further offered with very low noise floor, in direct support of seismic and other low-frequency vibration measurements.